Bird – Arctic Tern

£24.00

John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, artist and naturalist of the XIX century who drawn a book of 435 images “The birds of America”, portraits of every bird then known in the United States , painted and reproduced in the size of life. Contemporary bird artists still aspire to the quality of his exquisitely detailed, dramatic work.

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Vintage illustration arctic tern

Our vintage illustration arctic tern is one of our collectible John James Audubon paintings. James Aududon was renouned for a collection of incredible American water birds such as the flamingo print. The dark grey sky and the pale blue sky create a threatening atmosphere. The Vintage illustration is a great choice for decorative homeware art. This illustration also goes well with a lighter painted wall to allow the gentle colours to compliment each other.

The artic tern is a very interesting species of water bird with a medium size with a slender figure. Its body shape enables it to swoop down from the air quickly to catch its prey. This powerful water bird has also earnt its name through its breeding and migration within the arctic. The artic stern has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the arctic, it breads in the Northern hemisphere, and migrates to the south. The stern also has a fantastic lifespan living up to an average of 25 years.

The artic stern is most commonly grey and white plumaged faced and also has a pair of the orange feat. This vintage illustration is a lovely gift for someone to brighten up a home.

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Cuemars is a highly creative local UK brand who combines the finest contemporary homeware with the passion of nature. We love to create a unique range of functional and thoughtful homeware. Our goal is to provide well designed and durable accessories and lifestyle goods for your home. We believe in the sentence “buy less, buy better” and will do our best to source and design homeware to last a lifetime.